List of hereditary monarchies

List of hereditary monarchies
A hereditary monarchy is the most common style of monarchy and is the form that is used by almost all of the world's existing monarchies.
Under a hereditary monarchy, all the monarchs come from the same family, and the crown is passed down from one member to another member of the family. The hereditary system has the advantages of stability, continuity and predictability, as well as the internal stabilizing factors of family affection and loyalty.
The following list is a list of hereditary monarchies and their current monarchs.
NOTE: The table comprises some sovereign monarchs of the world today, but is incomplete.
Monarchies of sovereign states
Africa
Kingdom of Eswatini – Mswati III
Kingdom of Lesotho – Letsie III
Kingdom of Morocco – Mohammed VI
Americas
Antigua and Barbuda – Charles III
The Bahamas – Charles III
Belize – Charles III
Canada - Charles III
Grenada – Charles III
Jamaica – Charles III
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Charles III
Saint Lucia – Charles III
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Charles III
Asia
Kingdom of Bhutan – Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk
Sultanate of Brunei – Hassanal Bolkiah
Kingdom of Cambodia – Norodom Sihamoni
Japan - Naruhito
Kingdom of Thailand – Maha Vajiralongkorn
Europe
Kingdom of Belgium – Philippe
Kingdom of Denmark – Margrethe II
Principality of Liechtenstein – Hans-Adam II
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg – Henri
Principality of Monaco – Albert II
Kingdom of the Netherlands – Willem-Alexander
Kingdom of Norway – Harald V
Kingdom of Spain – Felipe VI
Kingdom of Sweden – Carl XVI
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Charles III
West Asia
Kingdom of Bahrain – Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah
Kingdom of Jordan – Abdullah II of Jordan
State of Kuwait – Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Sultanate of Oman – Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
State of Qatar – Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
United Arab Emirates – Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, Emir of Abu Dhabi
Oceania
Commonwealth of Australia – Charles III
Realm of New Zealand – Charles III
Papua New Guinea – Charles III
Solomon Islands – Charles III
Kingdom of Tonga – Tupou VI
Tuvalu – Charles III
Sub-national monarchies
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
King of the Agni Sanwi – Okatamaisu Nana Amon N'duffu V
Ghana
King of the Ashanti – Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
Nigeria
Kingdom of Benin – Ewuare II
Kingdom of Ile-Ife – Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Kano Emirate – Muhammadu Sanusi II
Kingdom of Onitsha – Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe
Kingdom of Oyo – Lamidi Adeyemi III
Sultanate of Sokoto – Sa'adu Abubakar
South Africa
King of the Zulus – Misuzulu Zulu
Uganda
Kingdom of Buganda – Muwenda Mutebi II, Kabaka of Buganda
Kingdom of Bunyoro – Solomon Iguru I, Omukama of Bunyoro
Kingdom of Busoga – William Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope IV, Kyabazinga of Busoga
Kingdom of Rwenzururu – Irema-Ngoma I, Omusinga of Rwenzururu
Kingdom of Toro – Rukidi IV, Omukama of Toro
Asia
Indonesia
Sunanate of Surakarta – Susuhunan Pakubuwono XIII
Sultanate of Yogyakarta – Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta
Malaysia
Sultanate of Johor – Ibrahim Ismail of Johor
Sultanate of Kedah – Sallehuddin of Kedah
Sultanate of Kelantan – Muhammad V of Kelantan
Sultanate of Pahang – Abdullah of Pahang
Sultanate of Perak – Nazrin Shah of Perak
Kingdom of Perlis – Sirajuddin of Perlis
Sultanate of Selangor – Sharafuddin of Selangor
Sultanate of Terengganu – Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
United Arab Emirates
Emirate of Abu Dhabi – His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi
Emirate of Ajman – His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Emir of Ajman
Emirate of Dubai – His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai
Emirate of Fujairah – His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Emir of Fujairah
Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah – His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, Emir of Ras al-Khaimah
Emirate of Sharjah – His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Emir of Sharjah
Emirate of Umm al-Quwain – His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla
See also
Commonwealth realm
List of monarchies
List of dynasties
Lists of monarchies